In episode 1622, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta & Deputy Editor Snehesh Alex Philip discuss how China is now a dominant shipbuilding force, accounting for nearly 50% of global shipbuilding.
PLA Navy now fields more warships than US Navy and is on track to deploy 425-ship fleet by 2030, sustained by industrial base capable of replacing, repairing vessels way faster than US yards.
Multi-role ship part of $2.5 billion deal inked with Russia in 2016. It underwent extensive post-construction tests from January this year by a team of Indian specialists.
Stocks of defence firms surged in past few yrs, by over 1,000% in some cases, driven by narrative that they would gain from govt’s domestic procurement push. Now, those stocks are tanking.
Russian firm United Shipbuilding Corporation has been eyeing Navy's Project 75I under which 6 conventional submarines with air-independent propulsion systems are to be built.
Israel sees Iran as an existential threat. But the US, Turkey & Gulf states fear refugee flows or attacks on oil sites. These countries need a stable end-state for the whole region over more strikes.
New consumer basket, expanded markets & digital datasets aim to make inflation estimates more representative, says MoSPI Secretary Saurabh Garg. Henceforth, MoSPI aims to revise base yr every 5 yrs.
As per the timeline decided, 5 prototypes of India’s own fifth-generation fighter are set to be rolled out by 2031, with the first by 2028 using the GE 414 engine.
The key to fighting a war successfully, or even launching it, is a clear objective. That’s an entirely political call. It isn’t emotional or purely military.
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